“It’s Still True…”

Did you know that Paul Harvey, Mr. “Hello, Americans”, is still on the radio after, like 500 years in broadcasting? It’s true. If you didn’t have a classmate who did a Paul Harvey imitation in 7th grade homeroom like I did or you’re under the age of 90, you probably know Harvey as the guy who parodied himself (well Harry Shearer did it actually, but whatever) on that Simpsons episode when Marge and Homer are trying to inject a little romance into their marriage. They buy a sexy audiobook, called “Mr. and Mrs. Erotic American” narrated by Mr. Harvey.

Called the world’s largest one man radio network, Harvey can be heard on over 1200 radio stations and 400 Armed Forces Networks throughout the world. At 84, the dude still gets on the air six days a week and has a few words with millions. They might seem like antiquated papp (and they are) but he’s been doing this little soft shoe for so long that it’s almost hard to remember American radio without him. And that kind of brilliant run gets a hat tip from me, in addition to the compulsory smirk.

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